Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Fountain


The human mind is not capable of grasping the Universe. We are like a little child entering a huge library. The walls are covered to the ceilings with books in many different tongues. The child knows that someone must have written these books. It does not know who or how. It does not understand the languages in which they are written. But the child notes a definite plan in the arrangement of the books---a mysterious order which it does not comprehend, but only dimly suspects.

- Albert Einstein





Science and spirituality, or scientific spirituality perhaps; that’s been my mood for what you could call an extended weekend.

After watching four back-to-back movies on Saturday, all starring Hugh Jackman, I’m still reeling from his
their effect. It started with X-men, then X 2, and X 3. I was fine until then. ‘Cos until then I was only watching a science fiction. Then came, The Fountain! I’m not even sure if I can explain that movie in just a few words.

Spanning over a 1000 years with three tales running in parallel, the story transports you from the age of Spain in bondage in the 1500’s through the present day, to the 2500’s, in an inexplicably unimaginable way. One man’s journey through time and space (literally space), Hugh Jackman acts in the lead role in all three stories.

In pursuit of love, life, Tom Creo (Hugh Jackman) experiences frustration, pain, suffering, loss, death, re-birth and finally immortality. All three stories get inter-woven toward the end of the screenplay leaving you practically disoriented. At least I was! Well you would be too, if you saw Jackman as a faithful solider trying to free his Queen by fetching the tree of life and delivering Spain from bondage in scene one; in the very next scene, you find him in a state-of-the-art research facility trying to get a medical breakthrough in a drug that would cure his dying wife of cancer, and in the subsequent scene, he’s in a bubble in outer space with a lone dying tree, trying to give life back to it from a nebula somewhere in the 26th century (three different people from different eras of course). See what I’m saying?

Although I didn’t understand much of concept behind the movie itself, I did impulsively put it under my favorite movies list :) Maybe someday I’ll get what he’s saying.

It might sound like a thin plot, but the movie is a little heavy on its viewers, so if you’re the kind that lets the waterworks run on every emotional scene; you should stay away from it. But if you do succeed in understanding the underlying plot of the story, do let me know, because I’m still trying to find an explanation!

Anyway, Sunday was good for me. Watched Pirates of the Caribbean – At World’s End. I heard mixed reviews about the movie before I watched it, maybe because they compared it with the older parts. But I haven’t seen the earlier parts, so I liked it all the same. For what its worth, there was butter popcorn, a soft drink, and Orlando Bloom in front of me. :-D. Sailed the high seas with him for three hours(?) got sea sick [
cheesy smile] and had to bunk work on Monday! :)

A roller-coaster weekend you could say! Have a great work week ahead and hugs!


9 comments:

Devil Mood said...

wow brazilian publicity in a blog from india, how odd :P

I saw footage of the Fountain and I thought it was fantastic, but read the plot was insane. But it's good to watch films that overwhelm us and we don't understand sometimes. It's more of a challenge.
And yes, the universe is too much for us to grasp!

supernova said...

No wonder you have a headache that jus' won't go! Watching so many movies must have left your head spinning.

Hmm... Makes me intrigued enough to watch the movie and try and understand it...

As for Orlando Bloom, the grin on your face is gonna be stuck for a few weeks at least, eh?

Aditi said...

hmm havent seen the fountain so will add it on my list of movies to see... i am glad someone liked pirates 3.. i hope to watch it soon

Anonymous said...

G3, i will now watch the full movie of The Fountain, the last time i didnt have enough patience to watch the whole thing...

Pirates - heheh, Captain Jack Sparrow aka Depp is my man!!! watch 1 and 2, you'll love it!

dharmabum said...

sounds like an interesting movie - the fountain. i believe the universe is some only a reflection of the mind. nothing is in it that isn't in the human mind. in that sense, a man who understands his Self unravels this mystery.

Brecht said...

dear G3, your entry gave me a headspin really = ) wow what a weekend u hv had! i must try and get hold of this hugh jackman movie then, once i've seen it i will keep u posted but i think i am mrs waterworks, probably will cry my eyes out! hehehehehh thanks for sharing with us all of this info, although its a short exciting entry but its very excitingly overwhelming too, dont know why i like the rush! = )

Oracle said...

I guess Fountain is too cereberal for my teeny weeny brain...

Will watch PoC!

Miss Iyer said...

DevilM,

I'm not gonna tell you that you should watch it, but I sure was overwhelmed. Good luck, and if you do interpret anything, do let me know.


SuperN,

:| But I didn't get any attack last weekend. :| Yep, maybe you should watch it once.


ADITI,

Yep, I liked P3. Do let me know how you find it when ur done watching.


IDAH,

lol, you didn't? I had to watch it twice too, meaning, I couldn't take the length of the movie at one go. I watched it in parts :) Depp is your man huh? He's hilarious in this one. :)


DHARMA,

Yup, it is. At least I thought it was. Umm, and no man is will do something as deep as taking the effort to understand himself, or maybe only some will.


MUSH,

Headspin huh? Yep, Hugh Jackman occupied most part of my weekend. ;) You like short and exciting entries huh? Me too. On the other hand, sometimes I start writing and never seem to stop :|


ORACLE,

Its too cerebral for you? I don't believe it one bit! If I could get most part of the movie, I'm sure you can decipher the entire thing in a jiffy :)

brainwrenched said...

I had never even heard of this movie until I read your post. The description you put forth is inspiring to say the least ;)...so I was inspired into watching it...and now we have another confused person. Maybe its just a little difficult to digest for my age, lets give it another week.